John Romain, Pilot and Chief Engineer at the Aircraft Restoration Company - Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A – P9374/G-MK1A – it was in action in the Battle of France in 1940 and recovered from the sands of a Calais beach in 1980. It was restored by the Aircraft Restoration Company, and will fly in the VE Day Anniversary Air Show (Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May) at IWM Duxford. Christie's is to offer the Spitfire P9374 for auction in The Exceptional Sale on 9 July 2015.  The estimate for the sale is  £1,500,000-2,500,000. With the plane are John Romain, Pilot and Chief Engineer at the Aircraft Restoration Company and Ken Wilkinson, a veteran who flew Spitfires in the Second World War. IWM Duxford, Cambridge
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